Newport County – Walsall

Newport County host Walsall at Rodney Parade in what promises to be a tightly contested fixture, with the home side sitting 12th on 15 points after three wins, six draws and three defeats, edging a slender 16‑15 goal difference. Visitors Walsall sit comfortably in fourth place, unbeaten in 11 league games, having amassed 19 points from four victories and seven draws while conceding just seven goals. The gap in defensive records – Newport’s 15 goals allowed versus Walsall’s tidy seven – suggests a battle to see whether the County can tighten up at the back or if the Midlands side will continue to dominate proceedings. A win for Newport would lift them out of the lower mid‑table, while Walsall will be looking to keep the pressure on the promotion places.